Cabinet-bedstead



(No-Model.)

W. R. FORBIS. CABINET BEDSTEAD.

No. 462,695. Patented Nov. 10,1891.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE;

VILLIAM R. FORBIS, OF GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

CABlNET-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,695, dated November10, 1891.

Application filed June 4, 1891. Serial No. 396,099. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. FoRBIs, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residin g at Greensborough, in the county of Guilford and Stateof North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Cabinet-Bedstead, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the legs of Vcabinet-bedsteads; and the ob jects in view areto provide a leg of cheapand simple construction, which will fall automatically into operativeposition when the bed is lowered for use and become locked, and whichmay be withdrawn from view and automatically unlocked for this purposewhen the bed is raised to a closed position, whereby the unsightlyfolding legs found in most cabinetbeds are avoided.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theclaim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of the upperportion of a bed stead of the class described, the same being providedwith my improved leg. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the side rail of thebedstead, the leg being lowered into operative position. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal section of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4; is asimilar view, the bedstead being elevated.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

1 designates the usual cabriiet or casing, between the opposite walls ofwhich there is located and supported in the usual manner the side rails2, which are connected by the foot-board 3 and at their lower cornersadjacent to the board provided with boxes 4, which boxes havelongitudinal rectangular openings 5.

6 designates a housing formed of cast metal and comprising asegmental-shaped portion 7 near its front end, which latter is mountedupon a longitudinal portion 8, the portion 8 being L-shaped incross-section, forming a way in conjunction with the foot-board of thebed and rail 2 and being in line with the opening 5 of the box. Thelower or horizontal portion of the way is notched or provided with anopening 10 at the top of the housing, through which communicationbetween the edge is provided with a tenon 12, adapted to take into arecess 13, formed in the edge of the foot-board 3. At intervals thehorizontal portion of the guide or way is provided with perforated ears13, adapted to receive screws by which the casting may be secured to theinner surface of the side rail of a bedstead.

Mounted in the way 8 and in the opening 5 of the box is the sliding leg14:, which leg terminates at its outer end in a foot 15 and at its rearend enlarged to form astop 1.6. A bolt 17 passes through the side wallof the segmental-shaped portion of the housing, and upon the sameisloosely mounted a segmentalshaped gravity-latch 18, from the roundedportion of which extends a looking-lug 19, adapted, when the housing isin a vertical position, to fall by gravity and project through theopening 10, formed in the now vertical portion of the way.

In operation by lowering the bedstead to a horizontal position each legslides from its way through the opening in its box until its stop comesinto contact with the upper face of the box and the gravitysegmental-shaped latch automatically swings to a vertical position, thelug of the latch being thrown forward through the opening in the wall ofthe way and into the path of the leg in rear of the stop of the same, sothat the leg is locked against an upward movement, and hence acts as asupport for the foot portion of the bed. By swinging the side rails ofthe bedstead to a vertical position the legs, it will be observed, arebrought to a horizontal position, so that the gravity-latches falling tovertical positions withdraw their locking-lugs from behind the legs, andthe latter may be pushed back by hand within the ways, leaving merelythe feet visible. By forming the feet of brass or other bright andattractive metal and of any desired design the same assume the ap--neled upon their opposite faces, as at 20, so as to lend lightness, saidchannels receiving the lugs 11, formed upon the inner faces of thehousings, the lugs acting as guides to the legs in their movements inand out of the housings.

lowered for use, and of automatically unlock ing said legs when thebedstead is raised, so that they may be pushed by hand into theirrespective ways, and when so pushed have the appearance of ordinarydesignswith which such cabinets are usually decorated.

Having described my invention, what I I claim is The combination, withthe cabinet-bedstead embodying the pivoted opposite side rails andconnecting foot-board, of the herein-described attachment, consisting ofthe cast-metal housing, L-shaped in cross-section,provided at its edgeswith perforated screw-receiving securing-ears and fitted in the cornerof the bedframe, said housing being provided at one side with thesegmental -shaped offset, the gravity-leg loosely mounted forreciprocation in the Way and provided with longitudinal channels, thesegmental-shaped. gravity-latch pivoted in the offset and provided atits inner edge and at its free end with a locking-lug adapted to swingthrough an opening formed in the Wall of the housing, and the guide-lugformed on the inner face of the way of the housing and entering thechannel of the leg, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. FORBIS.

WVitnesses:

JNo. J. NELSON, THOS. W. KING;

